2016 campaign checklist

ADVANCE FOR SATURDAY, AUG. 17 AND THEREAFTER - FILE - In this July 9, 2013 file photo, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks in Bryn Mawr, Pa. This is the season of cultivation for people who might run for president in 2016. It's a time to get to know donors, to get the public to know you on TV and social media, to visit big primary states, network with the activists and ideologues, produce a vanity book, polish a record, deflect personal baggage, take a stand, develop a world view and scout for advisers and political organizations that can power up a campaign team. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

ADVANCE FOR SATURDAY, AUG. 17, AND THEREAFTER - FILE- In this July 29, 2013 file photo New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks in Morristown, N.J. This is the season of cultivation for people who might run for president in 2016. It's a time to get to know donors, to get the public to know you on TV and social media, to visit big primary states, network with the activists and ideologues, produce a vanity book, polish a record, deflect personal baggage, take a stand, develop a world view and scout for advisers and political organizations that can power up a campaign team. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)

In this April 24, 2013 file photo former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush speaks in Dallas. This is the season of cultivation for people who might run for president in 2016. It’s a time to get to know donors, to get the public to know you on TV and social media, to visit big primary states, network with the activists and ideologues, produce a vanity book, polish a record, deflect personal baggage, take a stand, develop a world view and scout for advisers and political organizations that can power up a campaign team. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

ADVANCE FOR SATURDAY, AUG. 17 AND THEREAFTER - FILE - In this March 15, 2013 file photo, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. waves before speaking in National Harbor, Md. This is the season of cultivation for people who might run for president in 2016. It's a time to get to know donors, to get the public to know you on TV and social media, to visit big primary states, network with the activists and ideologues, produce a vanity book, polish a record, deflect personal baggage, take a stand, develop a world view and scout for advisers and political organizations that can power up a campaign team. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

ADVANCE FOR SATURDAY, AUG. 17 AND THEREAFTER - In this July 2, 2013 file photo, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo takes part in a ceremony in Albany, N.Y. This is the season of cultivation for people who might run for president in 2016. It's a time to get to know donors, to get the public to know you on TV and social media, to visit big primary states, network with the activists and ideologues, produce a vanity book, polish a record, deflect personal baggage, take a stand, develop a world view and scout for advisers and political organizations that can power up a campaign team. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

ADVANCE FOR SATURDAY, AUG. 17 AND THEREAFTER - FILE - In this May 2, 2013 file photo Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley speaks in Annapolis, Md. This is the season of cultivation for people who might run for president in 2016. It's a time to get to know donors, to get the public to know you on TV and social media, to visit big primary states, network with the activists and ideologues, produce a vanity book, polish a record, deflect personal baggage, take a stand, develop a world view and scout for advisers and political organizations that can power up a campaign team. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

ADVANCE FOR SATURDAY, AUG. 17 AND THEREAFTER - FILE - In this July 19, 2013 file photo, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. speaks in Des Moines, Iowa. This is the season of cultivation for people who might run for president in 2016. It's a time to get to know donors, to get the public to know you on TV and social media, to visit big primary states, network with the activists and ideologues, produce a vanity book, polish a record, deflect personal baggage, take a stand, develop a world view and scout for advisers and political organizations that can power up a campaign team. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

ADVANCE FOR SATURDAY, AUG. 17 AND THEREAFTER - FILE - In this July 18, 2013 file photo Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Washington. This is the season of cultivation for people who might run for president in 2016. It's a time to get to know donors, to get the public to know you on TV and social media, to visit big primary states, network with the activists and ideologues, produce a vanity book, polish a record, deflect personal baggage, take a stand, develop a world view and scout for advisers and political organizations that can power up a campaign team. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

ADVANCE FOR SATURDAY, AUG. 17 AND THEREAFTER - FILE - In this April 10, 2013 file photo, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks in Madison, Wis. This is the season of cultivation for people who might run for president in 2016. It's a time to get to know donors, to get the public to know you on TV and social media, to visit big primary states, network with the activists and ideologues, produce a vanity book, polish a record, deflect personal baggage, take a stand, develop a world view and scout for advisers and political organizations that can power up a campaign team. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer, File)

ADVANCE FOR SATURDAY, AUG. 17 AND THEREAFTER - FILE - In this March 15, 2013 file photo Republican Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal speaks in National Harbor, Md. This is the season of cultivation for people who might run for president in 2016. It's a time to get to know donors, to get the public to know you on TV and social media, to visit big primary states, network with the activists and ideologues, produce a vanity book, polish a record, deflect personal baggage, take a stand, develop a world view and scout for advisers and political organizations that can power up a campaign team. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)